Disclaimer: So I asked if Sesshomaru could be bought and he still said no. Sigh.

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"Inuyasha."

"I know Kikyo. We're being watched."

""

Kagura walked through the cobweb infested corridors that reeked of death to her master carefully avoiding fractured skulls and pottery fragments that littered the floor until she stopped outside of an oak door.

Sliding it open she saw Naraku siting on a navy futon gazing out of the small window that offered a bit of air to the musky room. Sitting in front of him rested the ever quiet Kana, the cursed Kohaku, and the new addition Makyoh who was busy reapplying crushed red shell to her moist lips.

"Kagura it is good that you join us."

"What is it you need … my master." She inclined her head.

"The jewel," he held its bigger half to his left ear "speaks to me."

"And what does it say?" She amused him.

Smirking at her, "It senses its time is near."

"It's time," she looked at the corrupted jewel, "How can a jewel die?"

"Even the most brilliant jade can lose its luster after a while."

"The jewel is afraid of a promise." Kana said in her quiet voice.

"What promise?" Her sister asked her.

"Many many years ago," Naraku began his story, "Lived a human Lord with great and unimaginable power often proclaiming that the source of his power was found in the heart of the dragon he slayed as a young man.

It was said that he was once a well respected and admired man until the day he slayed a dragon and the jewel fell from the slit in its throat. Supposedly the dragon told him that all mankind would pay for this treachery which is why he left them a jewel that could grant wishes.

At first the lord didn't understand, but once he wished for a palace and it came he wished again and again until he was consumed by greed. Many people sought after the jewel that resided in his necklace, but none succeeded until the Lord's own son slayed him.

Then he was killed by his second concubine and her by a servant until finally the jewel spread far and wide to the ear of Miko Mirodiko. She found the current holder of the jewel, a demon much like myself, and slayed it, but even then she knew that the true evil was locked in the jewel.

Thus she sacrificed her spirit to forever battle the evil within promising the jewel that it would be defeated by one of pure heart … a descendant of herself."

"But she had no children."

"Hai," Makyoh nodded her head, "But her six brothers did. One brother a farmer, one a monk, one a scribe, one a scholar, one a soldier, and the last a traveler."

Naraku continued, "The jewel had used the wishes granted upon it to hunt down and kill all the brothers and their children but could never find the monk even after he sealed Makyoh."

"The bastard." The pink haired one hissed.

"As I was saying the jewel has traced the descendant to Kikyo and Kagome, but with the later dead all we have to do is destroy Kikyo and the jewel shall provide me with power for as long as I live."

"So you wish me to kill the priestess?" Kagura asked.

He shook his head, "I have other plans. For now you must go to Koga of the wolf tribe and tell him word from word that Inuyasha killed Lady Kagome."

"The others do not know yet Naraku," Kana whispered, "He has yet to tell them the truth."

"Then it would be best to save that bit of information for another time." Makyoh suggested.

"Kagura," Naraku smirked, "Do as you were commanded."

"Hai."

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And yes I know I said the previous updates would come sooner, but what I was going to post at the time just didn't feel right so I reworked on it thus the longer update time. Sorry Merry Christmas/Kwanza/Hanukah/Boxer Day/Birthday etc!